Saying “I took a fly to Vancouver.”

Translation:« J’ai pris une mouche à Vancouver. »

Why wrong: In French, most final consonants aren’t pronounced. Failure to do this in English can change the meaning completely. For more information, click here. There are already lots of flies in Vancouver, so they don’t need any more. To be taken seriously…

Correct it: Say “I took a flight to Vancouver.”

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